Terms of reference

The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will inquire into the Department of Defence Annual Report 2023-24. The Defence Subcommittee identified the following themes for the inquiry:

Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities
Defence Estate, Security and Resilience
AUKUS
Uncrewed/Autonomous Systems and their integration into the Joint Force
Progress on the transformation to an integrated focused force
Australian international defence cooperation and competition
Other issues as communicated to Defence.